POLS 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: La Galaxy, Robbie Rogers, Jason Collins
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Attributes to advanced democracies: ceding power up: integration, ceding power down: devolution, changes in values. Gender: in the nature and composition, they are ceding power upwards through integration. Hopefully it means that states will be less likely to engage in conflict. Why cant local community groups, organizations outside of government, run the show, taking things out of the hands of distant politicians and bureaucracies? . Snow angels in guelph, the government dosent want to shovel the sidewalks so they encourage us to. Madd is a useful community group: the environment. The view that the environment should be valued for its own sake a public good to be shared by all . The government has value whether or not it is exploited. In 2014, jason collins, the first openly gay basketballg. In may 2013, los angeles galaxy soccer player robbie rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a us professional league.